Google cuts 200 jobs as AI and cloud take priority
Sales and partnerships team affected as Google streamlines global business operations. Google has laid off around 200 employees from its global business unit as the company sharpens its focus on…
Nordic countries plan offline payment system for disaster backup
Countries in the Nordic region are planning offline backups to digital payments in the event of losing internet connectivity. According to a Reuters report, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and…
Meta blocks Muslim news page on Instagram in India at government request
Rising India-Pakistan hostilities drive government censorship of Pakistani content and Muslim voices on social media. Meta has restricted access to the prominent Instagram news account @Muslim for users in India…
UK Digital Services Tax survives US trade negotiations
In its second international trade deal in the space of a week, the UK government has secured a major trade deal with the US that leaves Britain’s Digital Services…
Government will miss cyber resiliency targets, MPs warn
The Cabinet Office is set to miss its targets for the UK government to be “cyber resilient” by the end of 2025, and needs to do more to strike…
Preparing for post quantum computing will be more difficult than the millenium bug
The transformation needed for organisations in the UK to be ready for the threat of post-quantum computing will make preparations for the millennium bug, which threatened computer systems in…
Netflix introduces AI chatbot to help you pick what to watch
The new AI chatbot in Netflix’s iOS app aims to simplify how users search for content. Will it soon become a mainstay on all platforms? Netflix is trialling an AI…